Magnetic key for opening shoe-polish boxes



July 1, 1930. J. J. :BYBERG 1,169,415

MAGNETIC KEY FOR OPEFING SHOE POLISH BOXES Filed June 2a. 1328 wur33ber Patented July '1, 1930 i V 1,769,415

UNlTED STTES PATENT OFFICE,-

JONAS 21'. .BYBEEG, OF SILVER-TON, OREGON MAGNETIC KEY FOR OPENING SHOE-POLISH BOXES Application filed June 28, 1928. Serial No. 288,869.

This invention relates to those boxes conlel key shanks separated from each other to taining shoe polish or other materials in provide two poles. This key 19 is also in the which the lid is pried away from the body form of a double horse-shoe magnet and will of the box by means of akey inserted between also stick closely to metal surfaces because i the edge of the lid and the edge of the body of the fact that it has poles at each end. The 55 and turned to lift up on the lid, magnet, whatever its form, has a thickness The object of this invention is to provide equal to the depth of the depression 13 so a magnetic key which will adhere magnet that when the magnet is in the space in this ically to the box thus permitting the key to depressed portion, it will not project beyond always be kept with the box, the bottom of the box and will not be knocked My invention is illustrated in the accomloo e Wh n he box is placed upon a shelf. panying drawings in which- ()bviously this depression might be made in partly broken awayshowing the location oi be made in the bottom of the box as thus the 5 the opener; v key is protected from dislodgment When the 65 Fig. 2 is an underside plan view of the box is in use. box, showing in dotted lines the position of WVhile I have illustrated three forms of the opener to open the box; keys, all of which are provided with opposite Fig. 3 is a plan view of one for of'opener; poles, I do not wish to be limited to this as Fig. l is a section on the lin i e of Fi 3; the key might have some other form without 70 Fig. 5 is a plan view of noth r f f departing from the spirit of the invention, opener; and provided the form of key is such as to cause Fig. 6 is a plan view of still another form it to lie flat against the box. of opener. Having described my invention, what I 2 Referring to these drawings, 10 designates aim 15- 75 the body of a metal box such as is used to con- 1- As an'ar iele of manufacture, a key for tain shoe polish and the like and 11 indicates use with meta boxes having a bottom and a the cover or lid of the box. The lid :fits over li h key h ving an edge portion adapted the margin or rim of he body 10 and the lid to be inserted between the bottom'and the lid and body are formed with opposed beads 12. to pry open the latter, the key having the As illustrated, the bottom of the box is form of a horse-shoe magnet.

formed with a recess or depression 13. F or 2. The combination with a box having a the purpose of opening the box I provide a bottom and a 1d, of a key for prying the key designated generally l l' which in Fig, lid from the body of the box, the key being 2 is hown as having the, general form of a magnetized to be held flat against the bOX, Maltese cross andjwhich is constructed so as and the b x b ing formed with a depressed to provide anfend portion of edge 15 adapted I portion within which the key is normally to be inserted between the beads 12 and the disposed, thekey being of no greater thickkey then rotated upon its axis to pry open ness than the depth of thedepression. the box. This key is made of magnetic mate- 3. The combination with a box having a rial and it will be seen that the key really conbottom and a lid, of a key for prying the lid stitutes, two horse-shoe shaped magnets fromthe body of the box, the key being magjoined together back to back. In Fig. 5, I netized to be held flat-against the box, a porshow suchakey formed of two separate horsetion of the box having a depressed portion shoe magnets 16 joined at their closed ends of no less depth than thethickness of the by brazing or soldering 17. Preferably, the key, and within which the key is normally magnet 14: will be cut out or grooved as at supporte 18 so that only the poles will come 1n con- In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my tact with the box. The key 19 shown in Fig. signature.

6, is formed with two wings and two paral- JONAS J. BYBERG.

Fig, 1 is a side elevation of a m tal b x other parts of the box, but preferably it will 

